All Stories from June 19, 2013 (Change date)
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16-year-old says ‘Voice’ win ‘incredibly overwhelming’Jun 19, 2013 10:56 am - UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Danielle Bradbery has “The Voice” — and the microphone-holding trophy to match. The 16-year-old country singer said she was “overwhelmed with em...
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Country singer Slim Whitman dies at age 90Jun 19, 2013 10:55 am - MIAMI — Country singer Slim Whitman, the high-pitched yodeler who sold millions of records through ever-present TV ads in the 1980s and 1990s and whose song saved the wo...
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Deal doesn’t include prison for police chief’s sonJun 19, 2013 10:47 am - The son of a Lake County police chief has until Friday to decide whether to accept a plea deal on drunken driving charges that would keep him out of prison. The propose...
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Obama renews calls for nuclear reductionsJun 19, 2013 10:33 am - BERLIN — Appealing for a new citizen activism in the free world, President Barack Obama renewed his call Wednesday to reduce U.S. and Russian nuclear stockpiles and to c...
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FBI hunt for Hoffa’s remains turns up nothingJun 19, 2013 10:14 am - OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A search of a rural field in suburban Detroit has failed to turn up the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, an FBI agent anno...
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Thousands expected at St. Nectarios Greek Fest in PalatineJun 19, 2013 10:12 am - St. Nectarios Greek Orthodox Church in Palatine will hold its popular, three-day Greek Fest this weekend. Thousands of guests are expected to attend the celebration of G...
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Wauconda hires firm for administrator searchJun 19, 2013 10:09 am - The Wauconda village board on Tuesday agreed to hire Voorhees Associates to search for a new village administrator. The firm will be paid $16,000 for the task. Current ...
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LCC comfort dogs travel to provide unconditional supportJun 19, 2013 10:07 am - In times of need, LCC comfort dogs travel to provide their type of unconditional support
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Turkey’s ‘standing man’ to join ranks of icons?Jun 19, 2013 10:01 am - The image was stark: a silent, solitary figure standing in passive defiance to the Turkish prime minister’s demand for protesters to clear Taksim Square in central Istan...
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New pensions committee, same suburban playersJun 19, 2013 10:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — As lawmakers Wednesday formed a new committee to debate ways to cut the state's nearly $100 billion in pension debt, they'll try to prove this new panel wi...